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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2019-20 Men's Track & Field

Ivy League

Will Daly

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oradell, N.J.
  • Highschool River Dell

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
1,000m: 2:27.60
1,500m: 3:51.69
Mile: 4:08.14
3,000m Steeplechase: 8:51.70

CAREER ACCOLADES
2019 USTFCCCA XC All-Mid-Atlantic Region
2019 XC Second-Team All-Ivy
2019 XC Heps Team Champion
2019 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (3,000m Steeplechase)
2018 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (3,000m Steeplechase)
2018 Outdoor Heps Champion (3,000m Steeplechase)
2018 Outdoor First-Team All-Ivy (3,000m Steeplechase)
2016 XC Ivy League Heps Team Champion
Eighth all-time at Penn in the 3,000m Steeplechase (8:51.70)

OUTDOOR 2020
  • All 2020 Ivy League sports were canceled on Wednesday, March 11 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
INDOOR 2020
  • Competed in three meets during the indoor season, exclusively in distance events.
  • Placed fourth and scored for the Quakers at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (March 1) in the 3,000m, finishing in 8:29.65.
  • Also compted in the 5,000m, finishing 17th.
  • Ran a season-best time of 8:12.74 in the 3,000m at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Jan. 25) to place fifth in the race.
  • Finished 10th at the Villanova Invitational, finishing the Mile in 4:12.23.
CROSS COUNTRY 2019
  • Competed in six meets during the cross country season, scoring in five of them, including the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Nov. 1) and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (Nov. 15).
  • Garnered USTFCCCA All-Region accolades with a 24th-place finish at the NCAA Regional.
  • Helped push Penn to an Ivy League championship at Heps after finishing 10th and earning second-team All-Ivy honors.
  • Also scored with top-20 finishes at the Penn State National Open (Oct. 18) and Paul Short Run (Oct. 5) with 17th- and 19th-place finishes.
OUTDOOR 2019
  • Competed in six meets throughout the outdoor season, running the 1,500m and 3,000m steeplechase.
  • Placed 19th at the NCAA East Region Prelims (May 23-25) in the 3,000m steeplechase.
  • Finished third in the steeplechase at the 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 5).
  • Totaled three top-10 placements on the year.
INDOOR 2019
  • Competed in five meets during the indoor season, appearing in the 1,000m, mile and 3,000m.
  • Racked up four top-10 finishes, including a tenth-place finish at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 24).
  • Boasted a season-best finish of fourth in the 3,000m at the Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational (Feb. 2).
CROSS COUNTRY 2018
  • Ran the final three races of the season.
  • Placed 41st at Heps.
OUTDOOR 2018
  • Appeared in eight meets during the 2018 outdoor season, running the 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m, 3,000m steeplechase and several relay events.
  • Captured the 3,000m steeplechase championship at the 2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 6) with a winning time of 9:00.84, ahead of his brother, Colin Daly, in second.
  • Qualified for the 2018 NCAA East Region Prelims (May 24-26) in the steeplechase with a season-best time of 8:58.06.
  • Finished 15th at the NCAA East Region Prelims with a career-best time of 8:52.99.
  • Also scored in the 4x800 at Ivy Heps, placing sixth.
  • Ran the 4xMile at the Penn Relays (April 26-28).
  • Finished fourth in the steeplechase at the Bison Outdoor Classic (April 14).
  • Totaled four top-10 placements on the year.
INDOOR 2018
  • Competed in five meets during the 2018 indoor season, making appearances in the 1,000m, mile, 3,000m and 4x800m relay.
  • Scored at the 2018 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 25), placing fourth in the 4x800.
  • Finished second in the 3,000m at the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 20).
  • Totaled three top-10 placements on the year.
CROSS COUNTRY 2017
  • Key part of the Quaker lineup, competing in all six possible outings for the Red and Blue.
  • Recorded two-straight top-10 finishes to start the year, placing 10th at the Blue/Gold Classic (Sept. 2) and ninth at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 15).
  • Scored at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 13), finishing 135th and placing third among Penn runners.
  • Finished 29th at the 2017 Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Oct. 27).
  • Placed 61st at the 2017 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals (Nov. 10).
OUTDOOR 2017
  • Competed in six meets during the 2017 outdoor season, making appearances in the 1,500m, 3,000m steeplechase and 4xMile at the Penn Relays (April 27-29).
  • Placed sixth at the 2017 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 7) in the 3,000m steeplechase, crossing the finish line in 9:17.39.
  • Recorded a season-best time in the steeple of 9:00.87 at the Transatlantic Series (April 15).
  • Recorded four top-10 finishes on the year, including two-straight second place marks to begin the season at the Penn Challenge (March 25) and Danny Curran Invitational (April 1).
INDOOR 2017
  • Competed in four meets his freshman season, primarily in the mile race with one appearance in the 1,000m.
  • Ran a season-best time of 4:14.56 in the mile at the Columbia East-West Challenge (Jan. 27).
  • Finished fourth at the Princeton Invitational (Feb. 19) in the 1,000m with a time of 2:31.90.
CROSS COUNTRY 2016
  • Raced in five meets in his first season at Penn.
  • Placed 14th in his collegiate debut at the Big 5 Invitational (Sept. 9).
  • Scored in his second event with a sixth-place finish at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 16).
  • Ran his best 8K race at the Princeton Invitational (Oct. 15), a 23rd-place finish.

High School: All-American ... No. 11 in the country in the mile ... Placed fourth at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in the mile ... New Jersey state champion in the 1,600m. 

Personal: Son of Jane and William Daly ... Twin brother, Colin, is also on the team ... Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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